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Marketing (must) Excel (must) Google Sheets (must) Sql (nice) Tableau (nice) Recruiting

What this posting asks for

Level: Manager — The title says "Manager".

Main responsibilities

• We are looking for an analytical, self-directed Finance Manager to own financial planning and analysis for our fulfillment centers. You will manage variable …
• Our ideal candidate is:
• Rigorously analytical: able to work out what an analysis requires, dig in, and at minimum ask the right questions without constant guidance
• Curious and self-directed, and comfortable getting started in a fast-paced environment with ambiguity
• Operationally fluent: understands how fulfillment centers run and what drives labor productivity and variable cost
• A relationship builder who earns trust with operations leaders through accurate, thorough analysis
• Confident presenting data and defending assumptions to senior leaders
• A good teammate: fun, adaptable, and able to thrive in an entrepreneurial culture
• Build, maintain, and improve financial models for forecasting fulfillment cost (variable cost per unit/order, labor, fixed expense), independently identifyin…
• Own variable fulfillment cost management and fixed fulfillment expense, including fixed initiatives such as equipment and leasing decisions, and report findi…

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Technical skill Core
  In the posting: “Own variable fulfillment cost management and fixed fulfillment expense, including fixed initiatives such as equipment and leasing decisions, and report findi…” · “Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills and comfort with complex financial modeling” · “SQL experience is a strong plus;”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Ownership and accountability Core
  In the posting: “You will manage variable and fixed fulfillment cost, serve as the closest finance partner to fulfillment center (FC) leadership, and take over variable fulfi…” · “Build, maintain, and improve financial models for forecasting fulfillment cost (variable cost per unit/order, labor, fixed expense), independently identifyin…” · “Lead the AOP for variable and fixed fulfillment, partnering with FC directors to gather inputs and contributing to the planning narrative end to end”
  Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
• Leadership and mentoring Core
  In the posting: “You will manage variable and fixed fulfillment cost, serve as the closest finance partner to fulfillment center (FC) leadership, and take over variable fulfi…” · “Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting and variance analyses for operations and senior leadership, highlighting opportunities to reduce fulfillment…” · “Partner daily with FC directors and Operations leadership as their right-hand analytical resource, and contribute to strategic cost-optimization and efficien…”
  Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
• Planning and organisation Core
  In the posting: “We are looking for an analytical, self-directed Finance Manager to own financial planning and analysis for our fulfillment centers.” · “You will lead the annual operating plan (AOP) for fulfillment, build and improve the models that drive it, and make the numbers trusted by operators who chal…” · “Curious and self-directed, and comfortable getting started in a fast-paced environment with ambiguity”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Data and analysis Core
  In the posting: “We are looking for an analytical, self-directed Finance Manager to own financial planning and analysis for our fulfillment centers.” · “Fulfillment cost data lives in multiple systems, so you will need to piece together a coherent, defensible story and know when the data is acceptable.” · “Rigorously analytical: able to work out what an analysis requires, dig in, and at minimum ask the right questions without constant guidance”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
• Adaptability and learning Core
  In the posting: “Curious and self-directed, and comfortable getting started in a fast-paced environment with ambiguity” · “A good teammate: fun, adaptable, and able to thrive in an entrepreneurial culture” · “Experience with ERP/planning tools (NetSuite, Adaptive, etc.) is a plus;”
  Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
• Attention to detail and quality Core
  In the posting: “As an online, membership-based market, we deliver the highest quality healthy, and sustainable products at member-only prices, while matching every paid memb…” · “A relationship builder who earns trust with operations leaders through accurate, thorough analysis” · “Perform ad hoc analysis to identify trends across variable fulfillment cost drivers, and own forecast accuracy for variable and fixed fulfillment”
  Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
• Communication Supporting
  In the posting: “Excellent communication skills, including presenting and defending analysis to senior leaders”
  Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.

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